Triple bill of Spaghetti Westerns directed by Frank Kramer. In 'Sabata' (1970) gunslinger Sabata (Lee Van Cleef) is not a popular figure in the town of Daugherty. When he discovers that the town's kingpins are behind a bank heist, he becomes a marked man, unable to trust even his own friends. Sabata is soon headed for a final shoot-out from which there can be only one survivor. In 'Adios, Sabata' (1971), set in Mexico, bounty hunter Sabata (Yul Brynner) is hired to seize a cartload of gold with his cronies Ballantine (Dean Reed) and Escudo (Ignazio Spalla), only to discover that the loot has already been taken by Colonel Skimmel (Gerard Herter) of the Austrian army. As Sabata sets out to recapture the gold he finds himself siding with Mexican revolutionaries, leading to a number of bloody gunfights. Finally, in 'Return of Sabata' (1971) while working as a stunt marksman with a travelling circus, Sabata (Van Cleef) arrives in a small town where he encounters a man who owes him $5,000. Sabata decides to remain in the town until he is able to retrieve the money he is owed and exact revenge, calling upon his skills as gambler, thief and, most importantly, gunslinger.
- Region Code:
- Region B
- Duration:
- 315 minutes
- Original Language:
- Italian
- Extras:
- Language(s): Italian, English, Hard of Hearing Subtitles: English, Subtitles: English, Interactive Menu, Screen ratio 1:2.35, Bonus Footage, Commentary: 'Sabata': Kim Newman (author/critic); 'Adios, Sabata': Mike Siegel (film-maker/historian); 'Return of Sabata': C. Courtney Joyner and Henry Parke (authors), Image Gallery, New video pieces on each film by Austin Fisher (author of 'Radical Frontiers in the Spaghetti Western: Politics, Violence and Popular Italian Cinema'), Trailers
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